Comments on: Dreaming of winning the lottery? It’s a No-win bet!

By: @Lani

@Lani — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:50:54 +0000

Great Post.

By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:57:25 +0000

Chad,
Just curious: you said that if you win the lottery you will help others. Are you doing that now?

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:35:52 +0000

I’ve been asking God and Jesus to help me win the lottery for a long time and never won I think God and Jesus don’t want you to ask for that so if you do win you won’t feel guilty about how you spend your winnings they would hope that you would help others like a true christian but, they already know what you would do the money anyway so if you are not going to use it for good they won’t let you win but, they won’t stop you from winning either. I would do the right thing as in helping others and not myself but, I would at least keep a million and live off the interest while with the rest I would be helping others. One day I feel I will when but, I will stop asking for God and Jesus’s help and just keeping praying for the most important things like making it into heaven and pray for others too.

By: Lani

Lani — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:01:10 +0000

I think people shouldn’t be carried away. While it is true that there are perils to suddenly winning the lottery. It still depends on the person. Money is money. It is the person that will direct it.

• You will hear from all manner of con-men who are trying to “help you” (I am very good at ignoring people who I don’t want to talk to.)
• You won’t know who you can trust. (I trust very few people in the first place.)
• Mere acquaintances will suddenly want to become good friends. (I never consider mere acquaintances as good friends. If they are not my friends before I had money, they will not suddenly become my friends after I have my money.)
• You don’t know who your true friends are. (I know who my true friends are. And they are not around me.)
• You quit your job and miss the friendships of your former co-workers. (I won’t miss backbiting co-workers)
• You move into a mansion and miss your former friends and neighbors. (I don’t know my neighbors.)
• You become bored. (I have so many things I want to do so I will never be bored.)
• You and your spouse fight about what to do with the money. (I don’t have a spouse. If I win as a single, he will not have a say on what I do with it.)
• You will hear from relatives you didn’t know you had. (I don’t pay attention to relatives that I never know.)

By: Muffy

Muffy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:36:20 +0000

My friends and family can come visit me at my new place! If they get an attitude than poof pow be gone!

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Hitting the Jackpot « From the Word Go… — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:38:38 +0000

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By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:07:12 +0000

Kevin,

Well said! The idea of putting hope in a notion of “get rich quick”, whether lottery or a risky investment, could indeed keep a person from taking more constructive and viable steps. Slow and steady is the best path to take.

By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut

Kevin@OutOfYourRut — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:18:34 +0000

Bob, this is a thoughtful and highly contrarian take on a popular gambling scheme.

I’ve heard the lottery described as “the poor mans dream”. While I can appreciate the concept behind that, it seems it might be counterproductive for a poor person to put any stock in winning the lottery, as though it’s somehow THE ticket to a better life.

If you put your hope in that notion, it could keep you from taking more constructive steps, with a far greater likelihood of accomplishing them.

Also, I used to work with someone who was at the tail end of the 20 year lottery payout. They weren’t in financial difficulty that I was aware, but I do know that they were worried about when the checks stopped, and both were working even late in life.

By: Teejay

Teejay — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:33:12 +0000

If I win, I will probably be in the 10% that don’t become bankrupt. (crosses fingers).

I think it’s just human to attempt to get what they don’t really work hard for? Just like the people who get scammed over the internet?